The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-08
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

The initials "B. J. r. may possibly
mean BENZ. J. Ramie.
| DR.. 10 N Harmon's marriage bells
rlng out on the streets of Prosperity on
last Monday morning.
The delegates to the United Synod,
which convened at Savannah, report
good, full, and, upon the whole, har-
monious convention.
Mr.. Will II. Blease and family, OF
ewberry. haye moved to this place,
and occupy portion OF the house known
as the Railroad House. Mr.. Blease is
engaged in the butchering business.
Our advice to married women is to put
their individual earnings deep down in
| their own pockets, and not invest it IN
real estate or other property. The
| Supreme Court OF South Carolina says
that a married woman's earnings be-
long to her husband.
Since the running of the Laureas
train through to Columbia, the increase
in the sale Of tickets from this point 10
Newberry and Columbia has been very
near IS per cent. We hope the railroad
Company will fad it profitable to make
this train, with its present schedule,
permanent one.
There were sold for the week ending
Tuesday, December 9th, S7S bales OF
cotton, against 257 bales for the pre-
ceeding week. Total number sold to
date, 6,370--wanting just one bale OF as
many bales as were sold here all Of last
wear. This is the heaviest cotton move
ment, By far, ever made in the history
of the town in the same time. ''Let
her roll"
A report has been pu: into circulation
in some sections of this county that the
balances used By our cotton weigher are
incorrect, i. e. short weights. 1t is said
the weigher himself is honest, but his
balances are not. What inconsistency!
The weigher honest-his balances dis
honest. The report is damaging to the
weigher and an injustice to the town.
The balances are always open to inspec-
ton and trial, and those who put the
report in circulation know full we'll that
there is not shadow OF truth in it. Our
merchants pay high prices for cotton and
our weigher gives full weights, and the
seller goes on his way rejoicing and
says he will come again and bring his
neighbors with him, and everybody is
happy and serene.
Rev. J. E. Bushnell, OF Roanoke, Va,
spent several days in our town and sur
rounding country, visiting his former
parishioners and spending short time
pleasantly with each. On last Thursday
night he met with and addressed the
Y. N. C. A., Of which he was an original
member. On Sunday morning he
preached at Mt. Pilgrim, and at night in
Grace church. These were both his
churches two years ago. On Sunday
night Grace church was densely packed.
There was great love existing between
Rev. B. and his people, and his visit to
his former parishioners was the occasion
of many Joyous meetings. On Friday
night real rich, substantial supper was
given in his honor, by Mr.. L. S. Bowers,
to which the present pastor and all the
| council Sixteen in number), were i'll
yited. The affair, we are told, was in
deed a pleasant one and an occasion OF
real JOY. Rev. B. left here on Monday.
On last Monday We made flying visit
to the old home of our childhood. Some
OF the venerable mulberry and hickory
nut trees that we once climbed when we
were the ''small boy" are still standing
and are familiar, while after the lapse OF
thirty years and the many changes
wrought in that time, have rendered
many interesting points and places en-
tirely unrecognizable. Time deals un-
merciful!y with all material things
everywhere, and in the home of our in
fancy lie has not Withheld his hands.
Thirty-tive years ago We knew every
body in that whole country-now we
know only a few Of the old landmarks.
A whole generation has passed away
gone to that bourne whence no
traveller returns. Another generation
has arisen and taken the places OF their
ancestors. We were wonderfully struck
with the immensity Of the undeveloped
resources of that particular section OF
country near Spring Hill. There are
thousands of acres Of original forests OF
oak and pine awaiting the action OF the
axe-man, mill-man, carpenter and other
skilled artifcers, to make its owners and
others, not only prosperous, as they are,
but wealthy. The people in that coun-
try are iubilant over the prospect Of the
great iron horse laundering through
their fields in the near futule. The G.
n. & l.. road is graded through this
country and Is certainly beautiful ant
substantial road-bed, in fact, we have
never seen so pretty a bed. This road
will add wonderfully to the rapid de-
velopment of the resources and growtt
of the country. IUBE.
4 fine lot of Christmas Goods at
PROCTOR TODD'S. vt.
j. =. Russell
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